the connector is the network

[Eric Pearce]

emv at math.lsa.umich.edu says:
>X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 215, message 8 of 19
>
>I have the well-known problem of Sun 3/60's getting disconnected from the
>(thick) ethernet because of the lousy Sun connectors.  I'm sure there's
>someone who has solved this problem to their satisfaction.  What did you
>do?

I got tired of them falling off every time I breathed on them too.

Sun board side:
 Just unscrew the clip on Sun side and put the hex-head studs from
 another connector on the board ( such as an unused ttya, ttyb, mouse
 or video port ) where the screws went.

Ethernet cable side:
 Replace the studs on the ethernet cable with screws coming through
 the backside of the cable connector.  These will screw into the tops
 of the studs on the board.  

 The resulting connection is quite strong, if you trip on the ethernet
 cable, you can jerk your whole cpu cabinet sideways! 

 -e

 Eric Pearce                                   ARPANET eap at bu-it.bu.edu
 Boston University Information Technology      CSNET   eap%bu-it at bu-cs
 111 Cummington Street                         JNET    jnet%"ep at buenga" 
 Boston MA 02215                               UUCP    !harvard!bu-cs!bu-it!eap 
 617-353-2780 voice  617-353-6260 fax          BITNET  ep at buenga